Agartala, Aug. 24 -- A special program was organised at Muktadhara under the Department of Fisheries to provide financial assistance to fish farmers of West Tripura district.

Speaking to ANI on Saturday, State minister Sudhangshu Das said, "Today, on behalf of the Fisheries Department, we organised a program to provide financial assistance to all the fish farmers of West Tripura district. Over the years, many fish farmers have suffered huge losses due to floods. We supported them last year as well, and this year we are continuing that support. A total of Rs 17 crore has been sanctioned, and today we distributed Rs 1.2 crore among the affected fish farmers."

"Compensation was given on a per-hectare basis--some farmers received Rs 8,000, ...